Type-writing machine.



PATENTED NOV. 5. 1907.

A. W. SMITH.

TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

AIPLIOATION FILED JAN. 12,1908.

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ARTHUR l\'.-S.\IITH, OF FEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO YOST WRITING MACHINE COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, i907.

Application filed January 12. 1906- Serial Nix 295.801-

To all whom {it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New' York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-Writing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

.My invention relates more particularly to tabulating devices for typewriting machines. Such machines, whether of the class in which .the paper support is movable" or of the class in which the paper is stationary and the printing mechanism is movable, relatively thereto, have heretofore been provided with means for releasing the -movable member from its step-by-step feeding mechanism in order to permit a free run ofthe movable member is released from its feeding devices it will be arrested by the-engagement of the se-' lected column stop with the cooperating stop member, skipping all the column stops which may be intermediate the selected column stop and the cooperating stop member.

Another object is to combine such columnating mechanism with a denbminational stop mechanism so as to arrest the run of the movable member at any one of a plurality of adjacent letter space positions in a selected columnar field.

Another object is to provide improved means for regulating the speed of the carriage after it has been released from its feed devices.

Another object is to provide an improved construction of column stop.

Other objects will subsequentlyappear. To the above ends my invention consists in the features of construction, combinations of devices and arenlarged fragmentary top plan view of the machinef Fig. 4 is a horizontal scctionalview taken below the top plate of the machine. Fig. 5 is a side view of parts of the tabulat'ing mechanism as they appear when the column selecting mechanism isset for a particular colwon and when the denominational stop mechanism is in normal position. Fig. 6 is a side view of parts of the tahulating mechanism as they appear when the column selecting mechanism is set for a particular column and when the denominational stop mechanism is in operative position. Fig. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a part hercirafter termed the carriage releasing member or release plate and of one of the parts of the means for regulating the speed of the carriage when released. Fig. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the parts of the column selecting mechanism hereinaiter termed the column selecting member or slide. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail vertical sectional view of part of the carriage feeding mechanism, the section be ing taken on the line xx of Fig. 6. Fig. 10 is an enlarged perspective view of one of the column stops.

In various views parts are omitted and broken away for the sake of clearness.

I have shown my invention as applied to a frontstrike typewriting machine of the character shown in my application No. 260,441 filed May 15th,1'905, but it is to be understood that it may be adapted to other forms of writing machines.

In the drawings the main frame 1 of the machine has mounted in it an auxiliary frame 2 in which is pivoted at 3 a key lever 4, said key lever being one of a series of key levers each of which is connected by a link 5, bell crank 6, link 7 and driver 8 with a type bar 9 (Fig. 1). The type bars 9 are arranged in a segment ,of a circle and each is connected with a guide link 10 pivoted at 11 in the auxiliary frame 2. The types with which one end of each type baris'provided rest'normally against a segmental inking-pad 12. The type bars are adapted to cooperate with the front faceof a cylindrical-platen 13 mounted in a platenframe 14, said platen frame in turn being mounted in a carriage truck 15, the base 16 I whereof cooperates-with rollers 17 mounted on standards 18 which are secured to a shelf-like part 19 fixed. to the main frame. A feed rack 20 is mounted on the base 16v of the carriage truck and meshes with a'feed pinion 21 which, as best seen in Fig. 9, is at the upper end. of a vertical, sleeve 22, the latter having. an enlarged base portion 23, which is normally seated in a depression in an escapement wheel 24 having radial teeth 24. The escapement wheel is fixedly secured by a set screw 25 to an upright shaft 26 which passes through the bore of the sleeve 22. The ends of the shaft 26 are pivoted on adjustable pivot screws 27 which are threaded into the upper and lower ends of a bracket 28 (Figs. 1, 3 and 6), said bracket being secured by screws 28 to the shelf 19. The upper face of the escapement wheel 24 is provided with notches 29 with whicha pawl 30 pivoted at 31 to the base 23 of the sleeve 22 nor-. mally cooperates, said pawl being pressed towards the escapoment wheel by a spring 32 and being limited in its downward movement around its pivot 31 by a stop 33; The pawl 30 normally engages one of the notches 29 so thahthe sleeve 22 and pinion 21 are permitted to raised or moved longitudinally in a manner presently to be described so as to disengage the pawl from the notches or teeth 29 of 'the escapement wheel and to permit the pinion 21-to turnfreelyunder the influence of the carriage propelling-means. .When the carriage,-

c'omprising platen frame 14f'and carriagetruck 15, is moved from left-t0 right across the machine the pawl 30 rides freely over the upper face of the escapemcnt .wheel 24 passing in and out of the notches 29. Pivoted at 34 to the bracket 28 is a dog rocker 35 (Fig. 1) upon which are mounted escapement dogs 36 and 37, said dogs being adapted to cooperate with the teeth 24 on escapement wheel 24. The dog rocker 35 is connectedby a link 38 with a universal bar frame 39 pivoted at 40 in the main frame of the machine and carrying a universal bar 41 which extends from side to side of the machine beneath the series of key levers 4 and is adapted to 'be actuated by anyone of said key levers when the latter is adequately depressed to operate-the associate type bar. When the universal bar is thus actuated it acts upon the dog rocker 35 through the link 38, causing the dogs 36 and 37 to cooperate with the esi ranged in ,order along .the rack bar.

capement wheel to permit one tooth 24" to escape, thereby permitting the carriage to be drawn a letter space distance in printing direction under the influence of a carriage spring drum 42 with which said carriage is connected by a'cord or band 43 (Fig. 1). The devices hereinbefore described form the subject-matter of the application heretofore referred to andto other applications hereafter to be filed by me arid it is not therefore deemed necessary to describe such devices herein at greater length.

Right-angled brackets 44 are secured to the rear of the carriage truck 15, one at or near each end ofsaid truck,- by screws 45, and a column stop bar 46 extends longitudinally of the carriage truck and is secured to the brackets 44 by screws 47. The bar 46 is provided at its upper and lower faces with notches 48 a c tter' spacedistance apart, thereby forming series of oppositely disposed teeth which are adapted to receive between them one or more column stops 49. Each col umn stop is preferably formed of a flat metal plate which, as best appears in Fig'. 10, is cutaway to iOllI. a notch'50 which fits over oreinbraces the toothed or rack bar 46; The upper part of the metal plate of which thestop 49 is formed is bent over at right-angles to the body portion, forming a ledge or lip 51', the surface of which preferably is stamped or'otherwise provided with a numeral or other indicating mark 52. The portion of each stop below the notch 50 serves as a contact surface which cooperates with the denomination stops, presently to be described, to arrest the carriagc when released from the escapement mechanism. The stop illustrated in Fig 10 is marked with the indicating numeral 1" and is designed to define, with the cooperating stops described later, the first columnar field. The contact surface of this stop is designated by the reference numeral 53 and is quite shortQextending beneath the rackbar 46 a comparativelylimited distance toward'the rear of the machine. The next column stop to the right of. the column stop marked 1 is marked 2 and is provided'with a contact surface scopes,

54, which, as indicated in Fig. 1, e 'rtendsfurther towardsthe rear of the machine than does thefl' stop.

Four column stops are shown in the drawings, the third stop stamped with the numeral 3 being provided with a contact surface 55 extending rearwardly beyond the contactsuiface 54 and the fourth stop stamped 4 being provided with a contact surface 56 extending rearwardly beyond the contact surface 55 of the 3 stop. The contact surfaces'bfthe setofcoh umn stops, as will be observed-iri' Figs. 5 andfi, are out of transverse alinement with each other or lie indifferent transverse planes and eigtend or are stepped progressively from the front towards the rear of the machine. The number of column stops employed will depend, of course, upon the character of work: in handxSO and may be greater or less than the number shown in the drawings. Whatever the number of such stops employed, however, care must be taken that they are arranged in proper order upon the column stop rack bar so that their contact faces increase progressively. from front to-rear. The numerals or other indicating marks with which I prefer to provide the stops afford a convenient and certain method of identifying them without comparing them with the other colummstops,

so that all that areto be employed maybe readily ar- The denomination steps which coiiperate with the column stops will now be described. A I -shaped base plate '57 is secured'to-the under side-'of the main frame at the rear by screws 58, and fixed to the r'ear.. 5f arm of this plate by screws 59 are brackets There are two of these brackets suitably spacedapart and serving to support a rod 61 upon which is fulcrume d a set of denomination stop members. As herein shown these stop members are in the form of hell crank levers 62 having arms 63 extending upwardly through an opening 19 in the plate 19 and horizontally disposed arms 64 extending forwardly under the key levers 4.

The upper portion 65 of each and 63 serves as a .denomination stop which is adapted tobe swung forward 10E varying distances transversely of the path of the column 5 stops 49 in a manner'presently to be described in order to coiiperate with the contact surface ofono or another of said column stops. The stop portions 65 ofthe lever arms 63 are guided in slots 65 (Fig. 3) formed in a horizontally disposed guide plate 65 which is secured to the rear of the main frame 1 by screws 65. The forward end of. each of-the arms 64 of the denomination stop members has suitably secured I to it a key stem 66 which extends upwardly and bears in a guide or hearing plate 6.7.secured by screws 68 to the auxiliary frame 2. Each key stem is provided with a key cap 69 and each arm 64 has connected to it E a restoring spring 7O which is vertically disposed and has its upper end hooked in a bracket 71 suitably secured to the under side 'of the bearing plate 67.

The number of denomination stops may be varied, of course, but I prefer to employ eight of such stopsthe keys whereof, reading from right to left are marked in orderM, HT, 10T, T, 11", T, I, As appears from the drawings.-I prefer to leave a letter space between the millions stop 65 and the hundred thousands stop 65 and another letter space between the thousands stop 65 and the J hundreds stop 65 in order that the numbers when which I prefer to employ in cooperation with theabove described denomination stop mechanism, two brackets 72 are secured by screws 73 to the plate 57 forward of the bracket (30, said brackets 72 supporting a rod 74 whichserves as a fulcrum for a set of column selecting levers 75 which are horizontally disposed. The forward arms of the levers 75 have key stems 7 6 suitably secured to them, said key stems extending upwardly and bear- .ing in the plate 67. The key stems 76 are provided with key caps 77 which are preferably provided with shanks 78, the latter being bored out and fitted over the tops of the key stems 76 to which they are secured. The ends of the shanks 7S constitute stops-that are adapted to contact with the top of the plate 67 when the keys 77 are operated, to limit thedepression of said keys. The number of column selecting levers may vary according to the number of column stops .49 intended to be employed, four of such levers being shown in the drawings for use in connection with the four column stops shown. The 'keys77 forthe levers 75 are marked respectively, reading from left to right, 1, 2, 3 and 4. As will be understood from an inspection of Figs. 1 and 4 the denomination keys G9 and the column selecting keys 77 are to the rear of and above the regular keyboard of the machine, the

key stems 66 and 76 being disposed between the character key levers 4. The rear portions of the lever arms 64 are arranged rather close together where the levels 75 are received between them and where they pass beneath the rod 74; but forward of the brackets 72 said lever arms 64 are fanned or bent laterally towards the sides of the machine, so that the keys at their forward ends are properly spaced apart as, best appears in Fig. 4. The column selecting levers 75 are each preferably arranged between twoof the lever arms 64 as pointed out-above and are fannedoutwardly forward of their fulcrum 74, so that the keys at their forwardends are staggered in respect of the denomination keyswhich are just in front of and below them. A collar 79 (Fig. 4) is secured to the rod 74'just tothe left of'the second column selecting lever 75, said collar serving to prevent lateral displacement of said lever,'there being no denomination stop lever arm contiguous to said second column selecting lever because of the .space allowed for' punctuation between the denomination stop lever arms. The rear ends of the levers 75 are rounded to provide cam edges 80. The top edges of thelevers 75 are adapted to cooperate with a column selecting member or slide 81 (best shown in Fig; 8), which is preferably made of sheet metal and is bent to provide ears 82 which latter are formed with slots 83 at their lower ends. The slots 83 fit down over or straddle the fulcrum rod '61 outside the denomination stop members 62, so that all of, the denomination stop members and the column selecting levers are embraced between the ears 82. Thelower edge of thebody pbrtion of the element or slide 81v is cut away between the ears 82 to provide contact edges 84 85, 86 and 87 which are adapted to cooperate respectivelywith the upper edges of the first, second, third and fourth column selecting levers (counting from left to right), in such wise that each of said levers moves said slide a different extent from the other levers. The upper end of the body portion of the slide is provided with contact portions 88 each of which is formed with a series of steps or contact faces 89, 90, 91 and 92. A locking plate 93 is disposed between the rear ends of the brackets 60 and is pivoted to them at 95. A coiled spring 95 has one end secured to a. lug 96 on the slide 81 and the other end secured to a headed pin or lug 97 fixed to the locking plate- 93. Said spring serves Upwardly extending brackets 98 are secured to the shelf 19 by screws 99 (Figs. 1 and 3) and said brackets serve to pivotally support .a releasing member 100 which is adapted to be actuated by the contact portions 88 of the slide 81 to relcasethe carriage from its step-by-step feeding mechanism. As best appears in Fig. -7 the carriage releasing member ls herein shown in the form of anangled plate or elbow lever 100 which is provided with perforated ears 101 which receive pivots 102 extending from the brackets -98. The angled release plate 100 comprises a horizontally dis- .posed portion 103 which normally rests at its forward end against the shelf 19, as indicated in Figs. 1 and 5, and a downwardly and forwardly extending portion 104 which extends through the opening 19 and the l wer edge of which is adapted to cooperate with the steps of the contact portions 88 of the column selecting slide. An arm 105 extends upwardly from the forward end of the portion 103 'of the release member or plate, said arm being provided with a lip or ledge 106 which lies normally beneath and just out of contact with a flange22 on the sleeve 22 (Fig. 3), so that when the release plate is. sufiiciently tilted on its pivots 102 and the lip 106 moves the sleeve '22 upwardly and longitudinally of the shaft 26, thereby disconnecting the pawl 23 from engagement with the teeth 29 of the es capement wheel, thus disconnecting the carriage feed pinion 21 from operative connection with the escapement wheel '24. Extending rearwardly and laterally from one side-of the rear edge of. the portion '103 of the release plateis an arm 107 which serves to automatically re nder operative or inoperative the means for regulating the speed of the carriage. in a manner presently to be described. A limiting screw 108 (Figs. 1, 5 and 6) is threaded into the top of the shelf 19, said screw passing loosely through an opening 103 in the release by the slide 81, the forward end of the plate is elevated,

plate and the head of said screw being in a position to engage the top face of the release plate when the latter is swung upwards andtherebyserVing as astop to limit the movement ofsaid plate. The release plate is pro vided with a restoring spring 109 secured by a screw 109* to the shelf 19 In order to retard the carriage somewhat when it has been freed from its step-by-step feeding mechanism, for the purpose of preventing a too violent engagement between the cooperating stops of the tabulating devices,

I provide means for regulating the speed of the carriage, .which means. will now be described, it being under stood,-of course, that while the use of such speed regusecured to the base of the carriage truck by screws 111 and mounted in said brackets are screw pivots 112, the inner ends of which engage with depressions in the ends of a screw rod 113 which eirtends longitudinally of the carriage truck and is adapted to rotate on the pivots 112. Said rod is provided with a raised spiral thread 114. A flat spring 115 is secured to the carriage by a screw 116and has an angular end 115 extending rearwardly and contacting with the screw rod 113 near one of the unthreaded ends of the latter. The inne end of the spring 115 is bifurcated to embrace the central web of the carriage truck 15 (Fig. 2). By means of the screw 116 the friction of the spring 115 on the screw rod 113 may be increased 01 decreased in order to permit the screw'rod to rotate more or less freely. Pivoted at 117 (Figs. 2, 6 and, 7) in a bracket 118, which is secured by screws 119 to the shelf 19, is a finger-like member 120 which is adapted to drop by gravity into position to cooperate with the raised thread 114, but

which is normally maintained out of engagement with said thread by the arm 107 of the release plate, so that during the ordinary letter spacing operations the carriage is permitted to mov e step-by-step without being retarded by the speed regulating devices. When said carriage is freed by the operation of the release plate 1100, the arm 107 moves downwardly and permits the finger 120 to engage with the raised thread 114 so that as the carriage is drawn leftward by the spring drum the finger 120, being in engagement with the raised thread 114, will cause the rod 113 to rotate on its longitudinal axis and thereby prevent a too rapid movement of the carriage.

The operation of the devices hereinbefore described may be briefly explained. Carriage stops 49, to the number requisite for the work in hand, are adjusted upon the stop bar 46 in position to cooperate with the denomination stops to define the columnar fields in the desired places widthwise of .the work sheet or paper.

Preferably the rack barQlG is provided with a scale corresponding with the usual carriage scale in order to facilitate the proper placing of the column stops. The stops are arranged with the column stop stamped or numered 1 at the left, the next stop to the right being the stop numbered 2, which in turn is followed by theone numbered 3, and so on. For the purpose of illustration it will be assumed that four column stops are employed. Supposethat with thecarriage situated so that the 1 column stop is to the right of the entire set of denomination stops 65, it be desired to write in the fourth column; that is, in thefield of the column stop nun1bered 4i. 'The fourth column selecting key 77 (which in the drawings, is marked 4) is first depressed, thereby swinging the forward arm of the associate'lever 75 downward about the pivot 74 and the rear arm of said lever upward about said pivot. As'the rear arm of the lever moves upward its'upperedge engages with theicontact edgel87 of the slide 81 and raises said slide upward against the pull of the spring 95, the edges of the slots 83 sliding over the rod 61; The upward movement of the-lslide'continues until the shank 78 of thefourth colum'n key con- 1 tacts with the plate 67; When this occurs the bottom se9,9ss

edge of the rear end of the lever 75 will have been swung up above the top edge of the locking plate 93, which meantime has been cammed backward by the cam edge 80 of the fourth lever 78. As soon as said lever clears the top of the locking plate 93 the spring 95 pulls said plate forward about its pivots 94 until saidlocking plate lies under the" actuated lever 75, thereby locking said lever in raised position. The parts are so proportioned and adjusted that the upward movement of the slide 81, under the influenc'e'of the fourth column selecting lever, brings the foremost contact faces 92 of the portions 88 opposite the lower part of the down-' wardly extending arm 104 of the release plate 100. The operator now releases the fourth column key but the parts are maintained in the operative position, indicated in Fig. 5,by the locking plate 93. Assuming that the number to be written in the fourth columnar field is 125,000, for example, the'next step is to depress the hundred thousands denomination key 69 (marked HT in the drawings). As the selected denomination key is depressed, the arm 64 of the associate bell crank lever 62 is swung downwardly about the fulcrum 61 and the upstanding arm 63 of said lever is swung forwardly about said fulcrum. As the arm 63 is swung forward the stop 65 at the upper end thereof is moved transversely of the stop bar 46, passing beneath said bar. ,As the lever arm 63'moves forwardly it carries with it the slide 81 swinging the latter about the rod" 61 as a fulcrum andcausing the contact faces 92 on said slide to engage the lower end of the'release plate 100, so that as the swinging movgment ofthe slide continues the horizontally disposed arm 103 of the release plate will be swung upwardlyabout the pivots 102, causing the ledge 106 to engage the flange 22 of the sleeve 22 and move the latter upwards to disengage the pawl 30 from the notch 29 in the escapement wheel 24. The teeth of the feed pinion 21 are of such length that during this upward movement the said pinion will'remain in mesh with the carriage feed rack 20, but as soon as the pawl 30 disengages from the escapement wheel 24-the feed pinion is disconnected from the es- I capement devices, and the carriage thus released from its letter space feeding mechanismfls drawn leftward under the influence of the spring drum 42. The longitudinal movement of the sleeve 22 and the upward movementof the pinion 21 continue until the release plateai'm 103 contacts with the limiting screw or stop 1.08, thereby preventing further movement of the re lease plate. The parts are so adjusted that when the release of the carriage occurs, the-actuated denomination stop 65 has been projected forward until it lies in the path of the contact surface 56 of the fourth column 'stop, and said denomination stop is prevented from being projected further forward, and into the path of the contact surface 55 of the third column stop, by the contacting of the face 92'with the lower end of the arm second and third column stops will pass the projected denomination stop, sincerthe latter has not beep projected' far enough forward to'ent'er the paths of their contact surfaces; but the contact surface 56 of the fourth column step will contactwith the'projected denominabeing jammed against the rod 113, as best appears in tion stop 65 and will arrest the carriage.v As the re lease plate moves to effect the' release of the carriage, the arm 107 of said release plate moves downward and permits the finger 120 to engage with the raised thread 114 on the sorew-r'od or screw 113. The finger 120 is provided with a tail 120 which contacts with the shelf 19 to limit the movement of the finger and prevent its Fig. 6. The engagement of the finger with the screw rod causes the latter to rotate and the resistance due to the action of the epgaging parts slightly retards the I speed of the carriage during its movement or fi'ump preventing a violent impact of the fourth column stop against the projected denomination stop.

The operator now releases the HT denomination key and under the influence of the associate restoring spring 70, the restoring spring 109, andof gravity the actuated denomination lever 62, the release plate 100 and the finger 120 will be restored to normal position,

as indicated in Fig. 5. The restoration of the releaseplate to normal position permits the sleeve 22t'o'move downward longitudinally of the shait26 until the pawl 30 engages with the escapement wheel 24, thereby reconnecting the latter with the feed pinion 21. The

fourth column selecting lever 7 5, however, will bestill maintained in raised position by the locking plate 93- and will hold'the slide 81 raised, although the latter will be drawn back along with the upstanding arms 63' of the lever 62 by the pullof the draw spring 95 until said slide is in the position indicated in Fig. '5. .The desired number, viz, 125,000 may now bewiitten by properly operating the appropriate number keysin' the y regular keyboard and said number will, as will be readily understood, be properly positioned in the fourth column on the work sheet orpaper. r 1 ;'If when neritit is desired toemploythe tabulatihg device, the numberto be written lies inthe fourth 1 column, it will only be necessary to actuate the proper denomination key 69, for, as-will be recalled, the

column selecting mechanism is still set so that when any denomination stop is projected it will be arrested in position to cooperate with the fourth column stop.

This is an especially valuable feature of my invention,

for in tab ulating work it frequently occurs that a plurality oi'successivc numbers are to be written in the same column and when this is the case it is'only necesary to actuate t he proper column selecting key'77 for the first one of such successive numbers, the associate column selecting. mechanism remaining set-or" lockedin operative position not only for the first but i for all the succeeding numbers in the same'column, When,-however, it is desired to write in any other column it is only necessary to depress the proper column key 77, the result being thatthe column-selecting device associated with said depressed column key .will

be moved to operativeposition while at thesame time the hitherto operative column selecting device will be unlocked and permitted to return to normal position. For example, suppose instead of Writing a number in the fourth column (for doing which the column select-f ing'devices are positioned and locked as indicated in Fig. 5) it be desired to write in some other column, as

the second. The operator first depresses the col-.

umn key, thereby swinging the forward arm of the associate lever downward 'about the fulcrum 74 and a clearly appears from an inspection of Fig. 8, Conthe ,cam rides or slides over this the locking plate will i be swung-rearwardlyfar enough to clear the bottom edge of the fourth column selecting lever, permitting the latter to be. restored to normal position under the influence of a-restoring spring 7 5 (Figs. 5'and 6), one end of which is connected to the lever and the other end to the -bracket'7l. It will be'nnderstood that each lever 75 is provided witha similar restoring spring. As the'fourth column selecting lever 75 starts to return to normal position the slide 81 will be drawn downward under the influence of the draw spring 95'until said slide"engages with the upwardly moving second column selecting'leverl The contact edge 85 with which the second column selecting lever cooperates is cut higher in the slide 81 than is the edge 87 which cooperates with the fourth column selecting lever, as

sequently the upper edge of the second column select ing lever which willinow be free to act on'the contact edge 85,.will not move\ said slide 81 as far upward as did theifourthvcolumh selecting lever. The parts are.

so proportioned and adjusted that when the second column selectingllever reaches the limit of movement' and is lockedlby the plate 93, the slide 81"wi1l ha've been moved upward into a position where the contact faces'orsteps 90' are in positionto cooperate-with the I lower endl of the arm 104 of the release plate 100. It

iwill be seen from an inspection of Figs. 1, 5 and 6 that the steps 90 are'f urther to the rear of the lower 'end of the depending arm'104 of the elbow lever or release plate 100. Consequently, if now the desired denomination -key-69 'be operated, the associate-denomination stop 65 and the slide 81 will beswung forward a greater distance before the contact faces 90 engage the 104 of the release plate andcooperate therewith to release the carriage. The are so proportionedthat when this release occurs'the operated denomination stop will have i been projected forward into the patli of the contact face i 54 of the 2 column stopj. In other-words, the efiec tive movement of the denomination stop'will have been such that the first column stop will pass the projected dey nomination'i stop, but the second; or' 32?- column stop will contacttherewith'and arrest the carriage. Sub- 115 sequ'ent operations mayfbe proceeded with {in the; manner outlined above.

The contact surtaees of the column stpps are of sufii cien't width-to afforda considerable margin of safety 1 various parts are not so nice as to preclude satisfactory and practicablefresults; when the release plate 100. engages with its tlimitinglscrew step 108 the lowerjend of the dependinggarm 104 of said release plate becomes practically. affixed-abutment Wlth which: the contact 'within which effective movements'ofthe dendmipa 20 'tion stops may vary and so that the'a'djnstmentsof the members 88 engage to hold'the projected denomination stop from further forward movement'andretain it fwith certainty in the part of the. particular column" stop,

with which his to cooperate. It will furthermore be tion stop members, so that the stepped contact portions I of the element orslide 81 may co-act with the relatively fixed abutment 104 to bring the actuated deriomi nation stop into position to cooperate with a predetermined column stop.

While I have shown and described a preierred construction of denomination stop members each comprising a stopping part and an actuating arm 63 therefor,v it is to be understood that equivalent constructions are embraced within the scope of my claims, and that instead of being formed of asingle piece as shown, each denomination stopmember may, if desired, have such a construction, for example, as that usually found in the Gorin tabulator wherein a sliding denomination stop is connected by a pin and slot connection with the actuating arm of a lever of the first class, the other arm whereof is connected with a push rod. It is furthermore to be understood that what has been said in connection with the denomination stop members concerning eq uivalent constructions applies also to the other parts, features and combinations and arrangementsof my invention, and that not only may various changes be made in these respects without departing from the scope of the invention, but that various parts of it may be used without other, parts. i

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is z- I i. In a typewritlng machine and in a tabulatlng mechunlsm, the combination of a releasable carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a cooperating 'stop. member; and a column selecting member operative by said stop member to effect the release of the carriage and to cause said stop member to coilperate with a predetermined column stop to arrest the marriage.

-' in .a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a releasable carriage; carriage feeding, mechanism a plurality of column stops a columnselectingmember; hand operated mechanism for variably setting 'said' column selecting member to enable it to sel ct predetermined columns; and a movable stop thembenfor coiiperating with said column stops, said column selecting member being adapted, after it has been set, to be actuated by said stop member to cause the release of the cat-rial, and said stop member being adapted to cooperate with the particular column stop predetermined by the column selecting member. 7 s 3. In a typewritlng machine and in'a tabulating mecha nl smQthe combination of a releasable carriage; carriage feedingmechanism; aplur ality of column stops; a col: umn selecting member; keycontrolled column selecting devl'ces" adapted to set saidcolumn selecting member for 7 different'colurnns; and a' movable stop member operative to nctuate said coiumn'selecting member to cause the rejslease.obth'carriage 'and th cooperation thereafter 0t -said stop member"vvltn .'a predtermined column stop to arrest the carriage.

'. 4-. In a typewriting'machine and in a tubulating mechanism, the combination of a. releasable carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; 9. column selecting member; key-controlled column selecting devices adapted, to move said column selecting member diflferent extents; means for maintniningsaid member in the posl tions to which ,it is moved by said column selecting de-' vices; and a movable stop :member operative to actuate said column selecting member after it has been-set; in order to cause the release of'the carriage and the cooperation.

thereafter of. said stop'me'mber with: a predetermined column. stop;

mechanism; a plurality of column stops;

5 In a typewritlng machine and in a tabulatin: mcchnnism. the combination of a releasable carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 column selecting member; key-controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member different extents: means for maintaining said member in the positions to which it .is moved by said column selecting devices; a movable stop member operative toactuate said column selecting member after it has been so set, in order to cu'use the release or the carriage and the coilperation thereafter of said stop member with a predetermined column stop: and means for causing the arrest of 'said stop member after it has been moved to position to cooperate with said predetermincd column stop.

6. in a iypcwriling machine and in u tnbulnting mechanism. the combination of a releasable carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; key-controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member different extents; means for maintaining said member in the positions to which it is moved by said column selecting; (le vices; a movable stop member operative to actuate said column selecting member after it has been so set, in order to cause the release of the carriage and the cooperation thereafter of said stop member with a prederermined column stop; and means for limiting the movement of said column selecting member when actuated by said stop nienbelzsaid means thereby serving to arrest said stop member when it has reached a position to cooperate with a predetermined column stop.

7. in n typewritiug machine and in a tiibulating mechanism, the combinntion'of a carriage; carriage feeding I mechanism: a plurality of column stops; a column select-v ing member key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member different extents; means for maintaining said member in the positions to which it is moved by said column selecting devices; a movable stop member operative to actuate said column selecting member after it has been so set; and a carriage releasing member adapted to be actuated by said column selecting member to release the carriage so its-to cause the collperntion of said stop member with a predetermined column stop. g

ii. In a typewriting machine and in a tal'mlatlng mechanisni, the combination-of a carriage; carriage feeding 1nechauism;,:1 plurality of column stops; a column selectiugmember; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member diderent' extents; means for maintaining said member vin the posilions to which it is moved by said column selecting devices a movable stop member operative to actuate said column selecting member after it has been so set and a carriage releasing member'hdapted to be actuated by said column selecting member to release the carriage sons tocause the cooperation of said stop'member with a prede- -termined column stop said carriage releasing member serving as a stop' to arrest said stop member after it has been moved to position to cooperate with said predetermined column stop. 7

9. In a typewritini; machine and in n tabulating mech anism, the combination ofa carriage; carriage feeding I a coiiperatlug movable stop member comprising a stop part and an actuating" arin; and means including a column selecting member operative Try the actuating arm. or said stop member to effect the release of the carriage and to cause the stop part of said stop memberto coiiperate with a predetermined column stop to arrest the carriage.

10. in a typewriting machine and in-a tabulatihg mechlanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selectlug member; hand operated mechanism for variably setting said column selecting member; and a movable stop 'member comprising a stop part. and an actuating arm,

' anlsm, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding 'mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 column select 12. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatlng mech-: anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 column-select-v ing member: key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting vlnembendifierent ex-- tents means for maintaining said member in the positions.

to which it is moved by said column selecting devices;- a stop member comprising a stopping part and .an actuating arm. said arm being adapted to operate said column selecting member atterit has been set and thereby to cause the release of the carriage and the coiiperation of the stopping part of said stop member with a predetermined column stop; and means for causing the arrest of said stop member .after it has been moved to position to cooperate with said predetermined column stop.

13. In a typewriting machine and-in a tabulatlng mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member: key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member diiferent cxtcntszmeans for maintaining said member in the posilions to which it is moved by said column selecting devices: a member adapted to release the carriage from its feeding mechanism: and a movable stop member comprisng a stepping part and an actuating arm, said arm being adapted to operate said column selecting member after it has been set and thereby to cause said column selecting member to coiiperate with said carriage releasing member to cflect the release of the carriage and the coliperation between the stopping part of said stop member with a predetermined column stop.

14. In a typewriting machine'and in a tabulating mechanism. the combination of a carriage; carriage feedings mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member different extents; means for maintaining said member in the pos tions to which it is moved by said column selecting devices; a member adapted to release the carriage from its feeding mechanism; a stop member comprising a stopping part and an actuating arm. said arm being adapted to on crate said column selecting member after it has been set and thereby to cause said column selecting member to cooperate with said carriage releasing member to effect the release of the carriage and the coiiperation between the stopping part of said stop'member'and a predetermined column stop, said carriage releasingmember being adapted to serve as a relatively fixed abutment to arrest the achinting arm of said stop member after the latter has been moved to such a position that its stopping part will cooperate with said predetermined column stop.

15. in a typewriting machine and inn tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding Peclmnism; means for releasingsaid carriage from said umn selecting membcr adapted to be moved variable extents in two directions at angles to each other and a stop adapted to be moved variable extents to coti'per'ate with a predetermined column stop, the extent of effective move ment of the variably movable stop belngregulated by said column selecting member. l

16. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatlng mechanism the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism: means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; acolumn selecting member: means for moving said member variable extents in one direction; means for moving said member variable extents in another direction; and a stop movable variable extents to positions for cotiperation with a predetermined column stop. the extent, of eifective movement of the variably movable stop being regulated by said column selecting member.

17. In a typewritiug machine and in a tabulating mech- 'anlsm. the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a colmeans -for releasing said carriage from said umn selecting member: means for moving said, member variable extents in one direction; means for moving said member in another direction variable distances, the extent cf which depends .on the extent of movement of said member by said first recited moving means; and a stop movable variable extents to position for -eoiiperation with a predeterminedcolumn stop. the extent of effective moveanlsm. the combination of a carriage: carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from'said feeding mechanism: a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; a plurality of key controlled devices each adapted to move said column selecting member in one direction to an extent different from that to which said member is moved by the other key controlled devices:

means for moving said member variable extents in another direction; and a stop movable variable extents to a position for cotipe'ration with a predetermined column stop, the extent of effective movement of the variably movable stop being regulated by said column selecting member. v

19. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism. the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism: m can's for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops: :1 column selecting member; a plurality of column selecting keys mechanism controlled by said keys for moving said column selccfing member in one direction to an extent dlf' ,ferent from that towhich said member is movable by the others of said keys; other key, controlled mechanism for moving said coluinn selecting member variable extents in anci her direction and a stop movable variable extents to a position for co lperation with a predetermined colnmn stop, the extent of effective movement of the variably movable stop being regulated by said columuselecting member.

20. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member: means for moving said member variable extents in one direction; means for maintaining said membet in the position to which it has been so moved; means for moving the said member, after it has been set, variable extents in another direction: and a stop movable variable extents to a position for coiiperation with a predetermined column stop, the extent of effective movement of the variublvmovable stop being regulated by said column' selecting member. v

21. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechtances, the extent of which depends on the extent of movement of said member by said first recited means; and a stop movable variable extents to position for coiiperation with a predetermined column stop, the extent of effective movement ofthe variably movable stop being regulated by said column selecting member.

22. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech-' anlsm, the combination of a. carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing saidcarriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurallty of column stops ;.a' column selecting member a pluralityof key. controlled-devices, each adapted to move said member in one direction to an extent different from that to which said member is movable by the others or said keyfcontrolled devices; means column stops; and means for releasingvthe carriage from its, feeding mechanism, sald,means being operative by said column selecting member, after said cooperating stop has member arelativelyfixed abutment which cooperates with the contact portions of said column selecting element'to l limit the movement of said movable member for maintaining said columdselecting member to the posibeen moved to a position where 'it will cooperate with Said 80 tion to which it has been so moved: means for thereafter predetermined column stop. moving said member variable extents in another direction; I 28. In a typewriting machine and in' a tabulating mechand a stop movable variable extents to position for co anism, the combination f a carriage; c r g feeding operation with a predetermined columnstop. the extent of mechanism; a p ur li y of c n i fi f e etfe'ctive movement of the variably movable stop being ing member; a plurality of column selecting keys; mech 85 regulated by said column selecting member. allism Controlled by eali-ofsa-i'd. la .y$ moving Said 23. in a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechcolumn selecting member in one direction to an--extent anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding different from that to which said member is movable by mechanism: means for releasing said carriage jfrom said the Others O Stlid k ys; means o maintaining Said feeding mechanism: a plurality of columnstopsfia coiumn 11111 Selecting member in p n to Wllieh it has been 50 9O selecting member;a plurality of column selecting key sf Positioned; other y controlled mechanism moving mechanism controlled by said keys for moving said column s lu Selecting e a r t has been set,

.selecting member in one direction to an extent jitter-cut variable extents in another direction: ajcooperative stop from that to which said member is movable by the others movllbltl "fl fl extents t0- D coiillelfltion of said keys; means for maintaining said column selecting a with predetermined One Of Said t p and 95 member in the position to which it has been so moved; 1201' till'llilge from its feeding mechahth r key o tr ll d means f moving id column ism. said means being operative by said column selecting lee-ting member. after it has been so set. val-mine extents m m after said roiiverative 1 has been moved t a in another direction: and a stop movable variable extents position where il will cooperate with said predetermined to position for coiiperation with a predetermined one of Column l 7. v 100 said column stops, the extent of effective movement of 29. in a typewritingmachine and in a tabuiating mech the variably movable stop being regulated by said column anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding I selecting member. 1 mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said 24. In a'typewriting machine and in a tnbula'ting mechfeeding mechanism: a member comprising a plurality of anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding column stops; a cooperative stop' member, one of said 105 mechanism; a plurality'of column stops; :1 column selecting stop members being movable relatively to the other to pomember; means for moving said member variable extents sit'ion said members so that said cooperative stop may coin one direction; means for moving'said member variable operate with a predetermined column stop; and a column extents in another direction-,a stop movable variable exselecting element movable by the movable one of said first ,tents to position for cooperation with a predetermined recited members and serving to regulate the extent of 110 one of said column stops; and means for releasing the .etlEective movement of said movable member. carriage from its feeding mechanism, said means being 30, I a typ'ewpiting hi d i a t b l tin mechectlmted y Said 5011111111 Selecting membelf after the sfoil anism the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding has been moved -P Q Where it will p at with mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said .said predetermined column stops. feeding mechanism; a member comprisinga plurality of 115 I11 ll machine 11nd ill a tflblllfliling mechcolumn stops having cont-act surfaces in different paths 111mb combination of a i f flg of movement; a cooperative stop member, one of saidmechanism; 11 p urality of co umn stop a co m Select members being movable different extents relatively to the in;; memberg' mea'ns for moving said member variable exother to position said member so that said cooperative tents in one direction; means for moving said member-in to kipping any intervening column stops, may 1120 another direction variable distances, the extent of which operate with a predetermined column stop; and a column depends upon the extent of movement of saidfmemher by selecting element movable by the movable one of said ai fir t r ci m a cooperating stop movable vamembers and serving to regulate the extent of eitective 45 riable-extents to position for cooperation with a predetermovemcnt' lot said movable member.

.g one of Said column p n means for releasing 31. Ina typewrit'ing-machine and in altabulating mech- 1' 25 the ig from t feeding mechanism, Said 9 being anism, the. combination of a carriage; carriage feeding actuated y Said lu Selecting member flfter'silid mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said operating 1135119911 moved to a position Where it will feeding mechanism; a member comprising a plurality of 5'3 co-act w Said pl'edetelimlned 0011mm I column stops havingcontact surfaces in difierent paths of In a yp wr ting mach ne and in a tabulatlng mechmovement a cooperative stop'member, one of said mem- 'anism} .thev combination of a carriage; carriage feeding here being movable dltterent extentsrelatively to the other mechanism; aplurality of column .stops;'a column select' to position said member so that said coiiperative stop,

7 A ing' member";.a'plurality of key controlled devices each skipping any intervening column stops, may. 'coiiperate 55' adapted to move said column selecting member; in one \vitha predetermined column stop; and a column selectdirection to anrextent different from'that to which said ing element movable by said movable members, said colmember is movable by the others of said devices; means umn selecting elcment'liavinga piurality'of contact porfor movingsaid member variable extents in-another directions, each adapted to cooperate-with the carriage releas' ztion; acooperatingfstop movable variable extents to posi-- ing means at. a different point in the path of movement of v(50 tion for cooperation with a selected one of said column said element and serving to regulate the extent of effective stops; and means for releasing the carriage from its feedmovement ofsaid movable member.

:illg' m chanism, said means being actuated bys ld 0011111111 32. hi atypewriting machine and in a tabuiating mech- Selecting member after i coiillel'flting p llas'been anism, the'combination of a carriage; carriage feeding I moved to a Position Where it will coapl'ate with 11 P mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said 65 tel'mined column l l feeding mechanism; "a member comprislnga plurality of 27.'In a typewrlting machine and in a tabulating mech column stops having contact surfaces in different paths of anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding movement; acoiiperative stop member, one of said memmechanism; a plurality of column stops; a colnmn selectbers being movable different extents relatively to the other i sing member; a plurality of column selecting keys; mechto position said member so that said cooperative stop,

70 anisni controlled by each of said keys for 'moving said skipping any intervening column stops, may'cooperate column selecting device in' one' direction to an extent difwith a predetermined column stop; a column selecting ferent from that to which it is moved by the others of said element movable by said movable member, said column keys; other key controlled mechanism for moving said selecting element having a plurality of contact portions, column selecting member variable extents in another each adapted to coliperate with the carriage releasing 7 5 direction; a cooperating stop movable variable extents to means at 'a different point in the path of movement of saidposition for cooperation with a predetermined one .of said element; and means to render said carriage releasing &

\ 33. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech# 'anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a member adapted to release. said carriage from its feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a cooperative stop member; a column selecting element or member comprising a plurality of contact portions;

means for positioning said element so that when subsequently operated a predetermined one of said contact portions will be caused to cooperate with said carriage rea coiiperutlve stop member a column selecting element or member operative by said coi perative stop member and comprising a plurality of contact portions'; means for initially moving said element to position to cause a predetermined one of ,said contact portions to cooperate with said carriage releasing member, said carriage releasing l means for locking said keys, when actuated, in operative. position and for unlocking the locked key when any other member being adapted to limit the movement of said column selctiug element when the latter is subsequently operated by said cobperative stop member.

35. In a typewriting machine andin a tabulat'ing mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; carriage releasing mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a cooperative stop; means; a plurality of keys for operating said means;

of said keys is operated.

36. In a typewriting machine and in atabulating mechanlsm, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a cooperative stop column selecting means adapted tocause a coiiperatlon between-said coiiperative stop and a prede' termincd column stop when the'carriage is released; a plurality of column keys for operating said means; and means for locking said column keys in operative position and for unlocking the locked columnkey when another one of said column keys is operated. l

37. In av typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech' anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage. feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriagefrom said feeding mechanism; a plurality pf-column'. stops; a co operative stop; column selecting means adapted to be set or locked to cause'a coiiperatlon between said cooperativeistop and a-predetermined column stop when the carriage is released, said means being adapted to remain set until it is operated to bring about a cooperative relation between said cooperative stop and another one of said column stops.

38. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for-releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a "plurality of column stops; a cooperative stop; column selecting means adapted to be set or locked to cause a coiiperatlon between said cooperative stop and'a predeterminellcolumn stop when the carriage is released; a plurality of column, keys for operating said column selecting means,- said column selecting I means being adapted to be set for one column when one of said column keys is operated and to remain so set until another column keyls operated.

ill). in a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanlsm, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding" mechanism; -means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a. co-' operative stop; a column selecting member; a plurality of key controlled devices for variably operating said member; and means-for locking said member in operative position when moved thereto by one ofsaiddevices, said locking means-being adapted to unlock said member when column selectingfeeding mechanism;.a plurality of column stops; a-cooperative stop; a column selecting member; a plurality of key controlled devices for variably operating said member; and means for locking said devices one at a time in operative position and thereby setting said column selecting member, the locked device being unlocked when another of said devices .is.operated.

-41. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech nnism, the combination of a carriage;'-carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a set of cooperative denomiuatlon stop members; and a column selecting member adapted to be actuated by said denomina- ,tion stop members to efiiect the release of the carriage and to cause the actuated denomination stop member to cooperate with a predetermined column stop to arrest the carriage at a predetermined denominational position in a predetermined columnar field.

42. In a typewritlng machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of' column stops; a column selecting member; key operated mechanism for variably setting said column selecting member; and a set of denomination stop members, said column selecting member being adapted, after it has been set, to be actuated by said denominastop member with a predetermined column stop in order to arrest the carriage in desired denominational position.

43. In a. typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to set said col'umn selecting member for different columns a set of denomination stop members, each adapted to actuate said column selecting member to cause the release of the carriage and the cooperation thereafter of the actuated denomination stop member with a predetermined column stop.

'44. In a typewritlng machine and in a tabulating mech- 'anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column select ing member; key controlled column selecting devicesadapted to move' said column selecting member different extents; means for maintaining .said member in position when so moved and a set of denomination stop members adapted to actuate said column selecting member, after said member has beenso set, to effect the release of the carriage and the cooperation of the actuated denomina-- tion stop member with a predetermined column stop.

' 45. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding 'mechanism; a pluralityof column'stops; a column select ing member; key controlled column. selecting devices adapted to move said member different extents; means for maintaining said member in position when so moved; a set of denomination stop members adapted to actuate said column selecting member after 'it has been set,. in order to effect the coiiperation of the-actuated column stop with a predetermined column stop; and means for causmined column stop to arrest the carriage at a"predet er- 'mined denominational position in a. predetermined column.

. In a typewriting machineand in'a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage, carriage feeding! mechanism} a plurality of column stops; :1 column-se lectlng. member; key operated .means for variably se ting said column selecting member;'and a set of denomination stop .memberseach comprising a stop.part

'aand an nctuatingjarm, said column "selecting member being adapted, after it has been set, to be operated by to arrest the carriage at :1 predetermined denominational the actuating arms of said denomination stop members to cause the release of the carriage and, the coiiperation thereafteFof the stop part of the actuateddenomination slop niemhcrnvith a predetermined column stop in-order position in a predetermined column. I 4

AS. In a typeivrlting machine and in a tabulatlng mech anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 column sie lecting member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said column selecting member diiferent extents; means for maintaining saidmember in the positions to which it is so moved; and a set of-denomination stop members, each comprising a stop part and an actuating arm,'-the arms ofgsaid denomination stop members-beingadapted to operate said column selecting member, after it hasbeen set, and thereby tocausethe release of the carriage and the cooperation of the stop part of the actuated denomlnationstop member itha pre release of the carriage and the cooperation:

determined column stop, wherebythe carriage is arrested at a predetermined denominational position' ina p'redeterminedcolumn. l

49. In atypewriting anism, the combination of "a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality ofcolunm stops; a'column se lecting' member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said member difterent'extents'; means for maintaining or setting said member in'the positions to which it is so moved; a set of denomination stop memhers, each comprising a stop part I said arms being adapted to operate said column selecting member: after it has been set, and thereby-t cause the I I the stop. part of the actuated denomination stop member" with a predetermined column stop; and means, for causing'the arrest of the actuated denomination stop'm ember after it has been moved toposition to coiiperate with said prede termined column stop- In-dtypewriting machine and in a tabulating mechmechanism; aplurallty of column stops; 2. column selecting member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to m'ove said member diliferentextents; means for maintainingsaid member in the positionsto'which itis' so moved; a member adapted to release the carriage from its feedingmechanismjpand a set of denomination stop members, each comprising a stop part and an actuating arm, said arms being adapted to operate said column se lecting member after it has been set, and thereby to cause 5() said member to -coiiperate with said carriage releasing member to effect the release of the carriage and the cooperation between the stop part of the actuated denomination stop member with a predetermined c'olumn'stop.

51. In a typewritlng machine and in a tabuiating mech: ar sm,-=the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stopspa column se: lecting member; key controlled column selecting devices adapted to move said member difierent extents; means-for maintalning or setting said member in the'posltions to which it isso' moved; a member adapted to release the,

carriage from its feeding mechanism; a set of. denominationstop members, each comprising a stop part andnn actuating arm, said arms, being adapted to operate said column selecting member otter it has been set and thereby to cause'said, member tofcotiperate with said carriage re-- leasing-member to effect therelease ofthe carriage and the cooperation between. the stop .part t the actuated denomination stop, member and a -predetermined column 'stop, said carrlagereleasing member being adapted to serve'as a relatively fixed abutment to arrest the actuated arm of said actuated denomination stop member-"after the latter has been moved to such a,positionf that its stop part will-cooperate with said Ipredeterm ne column stop.

52, In a typewriting machine and in'at' plating mech- I carriage feeding means forreleasi' gsaid carriage Irom saidfeedingiinechanlsm' a plurality-of column stops; :1 col- "umnselectingv memher adapted to be: moved variable ex tents in two directions at angles "to each other; and a set of denomination stops adapted to be moved variable er machine'and in a tabulating mechl' and an actuating arm,

tents to cooperate with predetermined column stops, th

extent of' effective movement of said denomination stops being regulated by said column selecting member.

53. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech- ,anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feedinginechanism; means for'releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a col- ;umn selecting member; means for moving said member variable extents in one direction; means for moving said member variable extents in another direction; and a set of denomination stops movable variable extents to positions for cooperation with predetermined column stops, the'extent of elfective movement of said denomination stops being regulated by said column selecting member.

54. In a typewritingmachine-and in-a tabulatlng mechanism,' the combinationot a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said feeding-mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member means for moving said member variable extents in one direction; means for moving said member 'in-another direction variable distances, the eitective ex- ,tents'of which depend on the extent of movement of said membenby said first recited moving means; and a set of denomination stops movable variable extents for cooperationwvith predetermined column stops,the extent of movementio fsaid denomination stops being regulated by said column'selecting member.

i v .5 5. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatmg mechanismf't'he combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said mechanism; a pluralltyof column stops; a column selec't- 'ing, member; a plurality-0t key, controlled devices -11dapted to'move said member in one direction different extents;

in cans for moving said member variable extents in another direction; and a set of denomination stops movable variable extents to positions for cooperation with predeteiw mined column stops, the extent of movement of said de' nomination stops being regulated by said column selecting member. anism, the .combination 'of a carriage; carriage ,feeding 56. In aitypewriting machine and-in a tabulating mechanism, the combination ofa carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; a plurality ofkey controlled devices adapted to move said. member in one direction difier'ent' extents;

other ltey controlled mechanism for moving said member,

variable extents in, another direction; andfa setof denomination stops movable variable extents to positions tor-cooperating with predetermined column stops, tbe extent'of movement of said denomination stops being lated by said column selecting member.

57. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatlng mech-' reguanism,. the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing'said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops a column selecting member; means for moving said member variable extents in one direction; means for maintaining said member in the position to which it ,has been so moved; means for moving said member, after ithas been set, variable-extents in another direction; and a set of denomination stops movable variable extents to positions for cooperation with predetermined column stops, the extent of movement of said denomination stops being regulated y said column selecting member. '58. ln a'typewriting machine andin a tabulatlng mechani'sm',;.,the combinationbf-a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism ;-a plurality 0t column stops; at column selecting member; af plurality-ofcolumn selectingkeys; mechanism controlled said keys for moving said member .difleren't 'extentsjinflone direction; means for maintaining said column selec tlng'memberin the position to which it has been'so moved;- other key controlled means for mov .i'ng saidcolumnselecting member, after it has been so sfet.

variable extentsin another'direction and a set of deuomi. nation stops movable variable extents to positions for cooperation with predetermii'i'cd column stops, the extentoimovement of said denomination stops being regulated by said column selecting member.

59. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mech- I anism,fthe combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 column selecting member; means for moving said member variable ex tents in one direction; means for moving said member variable extents in another direction; a 'set of denomination stops movable variable extents to positions for cooperation with predetermined column stops; and means for releasing the carriage from its feeding mechanism, said means being operative by said column selecting member, after the actuated denomination stop has been moved to a position to cooperate with a predetermined column stop.

60. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatiug mechanism. the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a column selecting member; a plurality of column selecting keys; mechanism controlled by said keys for moving said member diii'erent extents in one direction; means for maintaining said column selecting member in positions to which it may be so moved other key controlled mechanismtor moving said column selecting member, after it has been set. variableextents in another direction; a set of denomination stops movable variable extents for coiiperation with predetermined column stops; and means for releasing the carriagefrom its feeding mechanism, said means being operative by said column selecting member after the actuated denomination stop has been moved to a position where it will cooperate with a predetermined column stop. 61. in a typewriting machine and. in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage;-carriage feeding mechanism; a, member adapted to release said carriage from its feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops;

- a sct'of coiiperative denomination stops; :1 column select ing element or member comprising a-plurality oi? contact portions; and means for moving said member to position to cause a predetermined oneof said contact portions to cooperate with said carriage releasing member, said carriage releasing member being adapted to limit the movement of said column selecting element when the latter is subsequently operated, whereby a selected denomination stop is caused to cooperate with apredetermined'column stop.

61 In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mach-I- anism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism a member adapted to release saidcarriage from its feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; :1 set of cooperative denomination stop members; a column selecting element or member operative by said denomination stop members and comprising a plurality of contact portions; and means for initially moving said element to postion to cause a predetermined one. of said contact portions to cooperate with said carriage releasing-member, said carriage releasing member being adapted to limit the movement of said column selecting element when the latter is subsequently operated by a selected one of said denomifnati'on stop members.

63. In a typewriting machine and in a tahulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; carriage releasing mechanism; a plurality of column stops; at set of cooperative denomination stops column selecting means; a plurality of keys for operating said means; and means for locking said keys, when actuated, in operative position and for unlocking the locked key when any other 0t said keys is operated, the locked key being'adapted to remain locked in operated position during the operations of said denomination stops.

64. In a typewriting machine and in atabulating mech unism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said c'nrriagefrom saidt'eeding mechanism; a plurality 0': column steps; a set of coiiperative denomination-stops; column selecting means adapted to cause a coiiperation between said denomination stops and predeterminedcolumn stops when the carriage mechanism; means forxeieasingsaid carriage fromnsuid 'devices other than the locked device is operated.

feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops; a set 0 cooperative denomination stops; and column selecting denomination stops; column selecting means adapted to be set or locked to cause a cooperation between the selected denomination stops and a predetermined column stop when thecarriage is released; and a plurality of column keys for I operating said selecting means, said selecting means being adapted to be set for one column when one of said column keys is operated and to remain so setuntil another column key is operated and during the operations of selected denomination stops. I

67. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatiug mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; a plurality of column stops a set of coiiperative denomination stops; :1 column selectingmember; a plurality of key controlled devices for variably operating said member; and means for locking said member in operated position when moved thereto by one of said devices, said means being adapted to unlock said member when another of said devices is operated, said member being adapted toremain locked during the operations of seiected denomination stops. g

68. In a typewriting'machiue and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; aplurality of column stops; :1 set of cooperative denomination stops; a column selecting member; a plurality of key controlled devices for variably operating said member; and means for. locking said devices one at a time in operated position and thereby setting said column selecting member to eifect a coiiperatioubetween a predetermined column stop and selected denomination stops, the locking device being unlocked when any of said 69 In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination-of a carriage; a stop bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of said stops being out of line with each'o'ther; a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination stops associated therewith; and a column selecting slide, said slide beingadapted to'be given a. movement of translation by the column keys and a rotary movement by-the denomination keys.

T0. In a typewriting machine and in a'tabulating mechainsm, the combination 'ofn carriage; a stop bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of said stops being out of line with each other; a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination stops associated therewith; a column selecting. slide-; and a set of key operated column selecting levers, said slide being operative first by one of said column selecting levers a nd thereatter by one of said denomination levers.

71.In a typewritlng machine and in a tabulating mech unism, the combination of. a carriage; a stop bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of saidstops being out of line with each other; a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination stops associated therewith 'a column selecting slide normally maintained against said levers andadapted to slide thereover, said slide being provided with a plurality of contact edges; and a set 0t key operated column selecting levers adapted to cooperate with said contact edges of said slide to move the latter different extents, saidslidebeing adapted to be given a rotary movement thereafter by sztid denomination stop members. V

72. In a typewrlting machine and in a tabulating mechanism, the combination of a carriage; a stop-bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of said stops being out of line with each other;

a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination selecting levers adapted'to move said slide different extents. said slide being adapted to be moved thereafter by said denomination stop levers to operate with said carr ge releasing plate.

7:}. in a typewriting machine and in a tabulatingmechanism. the combination of a carriage; a stop bar; a pinrality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of said stops being out, of line with eachother; a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination stops associated therewith; a column selecting slide normally maintained against said levers and adapted to slide I titer-cover, said slide being provided with a stepped contact portion; carriage releasing devices comprising a pivoted release plate or elbow lever; key controlled column selecting levers adapted to move said slide different extents. said slide being adapted to be moved thereafter by said denomination stop levers to coiiperate with said carriage releasing plate: and a pivoted spring pressed locking plate adapted to lie under the actuated column-selecting lever and maintain said lever in operative position 74. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mechanism. the combination of a carriage; a stop bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar. the contact surfaces of said stops being out. of line with each other; a set of key operated denomination levers; denomination stops associated therewith; a column selecting slide normally maintained against said levers and adapted to slide theroovcr. said slide being provided with a steppedcontact portion; carriage releasing devices comprising a pivoted release-plate or elbow lever; key controlled column selecting lovers adapted to move said slide diiferent extents, said slide being adapted to be moved thereafter by said denomination stop lovers to coliperate with said carriage releasing plate; and a pivotedspring pressed locking plate adapted to lie under the actuated column: selecting, lever and maintain said lever in operative position,-each of said column selecting levers being provided with a cam edge which is operative on said locking plate to move the latter and release a hitherto operated columnselecting lever.

7Z1. In a typewriting machine and in a tabulatin'g mechanism. the combination of a carriage; a. stop bar; a plurality of adjustable column stops on said bar, the contact surfaces of said stops being out of line with each other; a set of key operated bell crankv denomination levers having denomination stops at their ends, which stops are adapted to be moved variable extents transversely of the path of movement of said column stops; a; slide provided with col- -nmn selecting stops, said slide being arranged against said denomination levers and being movable thereoveiqkey operated column selectinglevcrs operative to move said slide different extents; a locking plate operative to maintain one of said column selecting levers operative until another of said levers is actuated; and carriage releasing devices comprising a pivoted releasing plate on lever, said slide'being adapted, after it has been, set by one of said column selecting members, to be moved by any one of said denomination leversto cause a predetermined column selecting stop to codperate with said releasing plate to re-' lease said carriage.

76. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding; mechanism; means' for releasing said carriage from said feeding mechanism; and a device for regulating thespee d of said carriage when released,

said device being operative by said-releasing means and comprising a screw and a coiiperative member adapted. to rotate said screw. l

77. In a typewriting machine, the combination of acarrings; carriage feeding mechanism; means for -releasing said carriage from said feeding 'mechanism'ya device for regulating the speed of said carriage when released said device being operative by said-releasing means and-comi prising a screw and a cotiperative member adapted to rotate said screw; and means for regulatingxthe power required to turn said screw.

T8. in a typewriting machine, the, combination of car riage; carriage feeding mechanism; meansior releasing said carriage from said teedingmechanism; and a device for regulating the speed of said carriage when released,

said device being operative by said releasing means and comprising a screw and a coiiperative member adapted to rotate said screw; and a friction spring operative on said screw.

T9, In a typewriting machine, the combinationo a' -carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means for re easing.

the carriage from said feeding mechanism; andia speed regulating device operative by said releasing means, Isaid device comprising a screw rod rotatably mounted on said carriage and a coiiperating finger on the machine ir'am e.

80. in a typewriting machine, the combinationflot-acarriagc; carriage feedingmechanism; means comprising) a releasing lever for releasing the carriage from said feeding I mechanism; a screw rod rotatably mounted on saidcarridge; and a finger pivoted on the machine frame and adapted to coiiperate with said screw'rod to regulate the speed of said carriage, said finger being normally rendered inoperative by said releasing lever.

' 81. In a typewriting machine, thecombination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means comprising a I releasing lever for releasing the carriage from said feeding mechanism; a screw rod r'otatably mounted on said carriage; and a finger pivoted on the machine frame and I adapted to coiiperatefwith said screw rod to regulate the speed of said carriage, saidifinger being normally rendered inoperative by said releasing lever and means 'for' regulating, the power necessary to rotate said rod.

82. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a carriage; carriage feeding mechanism; means comprising a releasing lever. for releasing the carriage from said feedingmechanism; a screw rod rotatably mounted "on said cnrriage; a finger pivoted on the machine frame and adapted to coiiperate with said screw rod to' regulate the speed of said carriage, said finger being normally rendered inopera- 1 tive by said releasing lever; and an adjustable friction spring operated on said screw rod.

83. In a typewriting machine and in tabulating mech-- anism, the combination of a releasable carriage, a plurality of column stops, a set of movable denominational stop members, and means for variably arresting any actuated denominational stop member in position for coiiperation with any selected one of said column stops, said means comprising a selecting member adjustable to different positions for selecting different column stops.

84. ,In a typewriting machine and in a tabulating mach-- anism, 'the=combination of a releasable carriage; a plurality-of column stops a set of movable denominational stopv members and means operative to arrest the'actuated stop memberli'n position where it will codp'erate with a predetermined column stop," said means including a column selecting member movable by each of said denominational stop members. i

85. In a typewriting machine and in atabulating mech-' anism, the combination of a releasable carriage; aplurality of'column stops a set of movable denominational stop members ;-'means for arresting the actuated stop member in position where it will cot iperate with at predetermined column stop, said means including a column selecting member movable by any actuated. denomination stop member; and hand-operated mechanism'fo'r variably setting said selecting member;

Signed at {the borough of Manhattan, cityjof New York, iinthe county of New York, and fitate of New -Yprk, this 11th day of January, Al 1). 1906.

ARTHUR w. sMi'rH.

'Witnessesz. I

E. M. Wnnns, M. F. HANNWEBEB, 

